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Eoin Corcoran

University of Würzburg

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Better Safe Than Sorry: Leg Amputations as a Prophylactic Wound Care Behaviour in Carpenter Ants

Seiji Fujimoto, Juan J. Lagos-Oviedo, Florian Seibel, Louis Puille, Ronja Hausmann, Eoin Corcoran, Thomas Schmitt, Erik T. Frank

This study shows that carpenter ants perform indiscriminate leg amputations on infected and sterile wounds, reducing mortality but not differentiating between injury states.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition